Crowdsourced waste removal system
An initiative to remove waste from mountain regions in Nepal
Carry me back is an initiative to solve global problems through local solutions where everyone can participate
With carry me back, we want to tackle the waste management problem in the mountain regions with no access to easy transportation and recycling factories.
How? By involving trekker to transport 1 kg of waste to a lower region where it can be recycled.
2
trekking
season
5,300
kg of waste removed
3,250
participants
The first project
carry me back was born in the beautiful pristine mountains of the Khumbu region.
In November 2019, we piloted the system and 2,500 trekkers transported bags containing 1 kg of shredded waste from Namche Bazaar to Lukla Airport.
Since spring 2022, we have restarted the program and we will expand the pick up stations across the Sagarmatha National Park and other regions in Nepal.